City of Traverse City - (MI)
Municipal electric utility · Michigan · #967 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #19125
City of Traverse City - (MI) is a municipal electric utility serving 13,149 customers in Michigan. In 2025 it sold 326 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $38.64M in revenue, an average realized rate of 11.85¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 13.42¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 2 counties. EIA records its activities as: distribution, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 10,097 | 63.7 | $8.54M | 13.42¢ | |
| Commercial | 3,012 | 147 | $18.77M | 12.77¢ | |
| Industrial | 40 | 116 | $11.32M | 9.80¢ | |
| Total | 13,149 | 326 | $38.64M | 11.85¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (525 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12,468 | 305 | $28.33M | 10.44¢ |
| 2022 | 11,979 | 340 | $34.09M | 11.23¢ |
| 2023 | 13,139 | 317 | $36.37M | 13.06¢ |
| 2024 | 13,146 | 337 | $35.74M | 12.70¢ |
| 2025 | 13,149 | 326 | $38.64M | 13.42¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 40 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.76 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 53 minutes
As reported for Michigan under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 326 GWh
Winter peak demand: 54 MW
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 100.0% of 13,149 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 81 installations, 1.1 MW of capacity
Counties served
Grand Traverse, MILeelanau, MI
Other large utilities in Michigan
- DTE Electric Company - 2,290,492 customers, residential 20.25¢
- Consumers Energy Co - (MI) - 1,900,985 customers, residential 20.66¢
- Great Lakes Energy Coop - 135,145 customers, residential 20.32¢
- City of Lansing - (MI) - 98,331 customers, residential 19.44¢
- Upper Peninsula Power Company - 53,997 customers, residential 27.98¢
- Cloverland Electric Co-op - 44,010 customers, residential 14.27¢
- Cherryland Electric Coop Inc - 39,114 customers, residential 17.29¢
- Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp. - 37,420 customers, residential 17.46¢
All Michigan utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #19125 in the EIA frame.